In Dorico Elements, you can both input new music and edit existing music.
- Inputting
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If you can see the caret, you are inputting new music. The caret must be activated in order to input new notes.
During note input, your actions affect the note or chord that you are about to input, such as selecting note durations or articulations.
When the caret is activated, notes and notations are input at the caret position.
NoteIf no notes or rests are selected in the music area and you select a note duration, mouse input is enabled. If you move the mouse pointer over the staff, a shadow notehead is displayed to indicate where the note will be input if you click.
Disabling mouse input prevents Dorico Elements from starting mouse input in this circumstance.
- Editing
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If you cannot see the caret, you can edit existing music. Editing music includes moving, copying/pasting, and deleting notes and notations. You can also input notations and arrange existing notes outside of note input, such as transposing notes or adding notes specific intervals above/below notes.
When the caret is not activated, new items are input at the position of the first selected note or item in the music area, according to your item input position setting. If there is no selection, the mouse pointer is loaded with the new item. The item is then created at the location where you click.
Outside of note input, your actions affect the notes or items that you have selected in the music area.
NoteThe results of some edits outside of note input, including copying/pasting notes, can be affected by Insert mode and Chord mode.